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Hundreds of Young Olim in Fair Exploring their IDF Enlistment Options
More than 500 participants, aged 16-22, who have made Aliyah either on their own or with their families and are now required to enlist in the IDF, attended the fair.
Israel Retrieves 3 More Bodies of Murdered Hostages
As of May 8, Israel has verified the death of 38 hostages who had been abducted by Hamas and taken to Gaza on October 7, 2023.
Security Establishment Targets Smotrich, the ‘Little Minister Who Won’t Buy More F-35s’
When a country buys an F-35 squadron, it remains dependent on the US manufacturer and through them on the Departments of State and Defense.
IDF Assassinates Hezbollah’s Chief Drone Maker, Hits Drone Production Facilities Deep Inside Lebanon
"Those missiles are "unguided tactical missiles, with great destructive capabilities and a warhead weighing up to 120 kg., produced by Hezbollah."
Dems Enraged (a Little Panicked too) as Netanyahu’s Invite to Address Congress Becomes Reality
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) channeled Joe Biden, saying simply: "No."
Hezbollah Fires 30-Rocket Barrage at Northern Israel After IDF’s Targeted Assassination
Hezbollah operative Muhammad Ali Nasser Faran, 35, was responsible for significant weapons manufacturing and proliferation of infrastructure.
Oporto Community Creates Film on Portugal’s Genocide of Jews
"It is important to show the context of current antisemitism as a continuation of what has gone before. Sadly, there is nothing new under the sun."
IDF Troops Dismantle Terror Tunnels, Primed Rocket Launchers in Rafah
The troops are also continuing operational activities in the northern Gaza town of Jabaliya and around the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.
Excavated Negev Church Walls Reveal Images of Ancient Ships
Who drew ships in the middle of the Negev desert?
US Installs C-RAM to Protect New Gaza Floating Pier
The pier has already been attacked several times by Hamas terrorists, first with mortar fire and then with explosive suicide drones.
Harvard Sued for Tolerating Rampant and Pervasive Antisemitism
Complaint accuses Harvard of being “deliberately indifferent” and adopting a double standard when it comes to Jew-hatred.
WATCH: Geert Wilders Says, ‘Until the Very End I Support Israel’
"For me and my party it is not difficult to understand who we support."
Rewiring Our Approach To Smartphones
Ironically, research suggests that most people, even most kids, don’t even like social media.
Into the Fray: Today’s Surging Antisemitism
A perverse inversion of victim & victimizer
Why Seinfeld’s Commencement Speech At Duke Was So Special
Seinfeld gave an anti-cliché, speech, the antithesis of almost every other which tells people to follow their dreams or passions.
The Omer: A Mirror Of History And A Roadmap To The Cosmos
Since kabbalah is centered upon the unification of the entire cosmos, it is holistic and integrated. Events and aspects of our own reality which seem unrelated are jointly impacted by upper worlds and are therefore related.
In the Wake of October 7: Reflections on the American Jewish Community
The Day After: Victory or Pushback?
NYC University Enabling and Encouraging Anti-Israel Boycotts and Activities
The purest of Anti-Semitism, a boycott of the Jewish state is being proposed from a major NY university.
An Indiana Farmer’s Journey to Caring for Red Heifers Brought to Israel from Texas
“It seems like the whole world is talking about the red heifers [Para Aduma] except in Israel,” said Moriyah Shapira, a spokeswoman for Ancient Shiloh.
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Those That Bless You
Yishai is in Tennessee at a pro-Israel summit of gentiles who know that Judea and Samaria must stay Jewish - will America hear their voice? Then, Malkah Fleisher goes on ILTV to defend fighting in Gaza until total victory and Jewish resettlement. Finally, Ben Bresky on the birth of Israeli civilian aviation. Plus: Table Torah on the Biblical holiday of Pesach Sheini.
Inside Out – Pull Up A Chair [audio]
Jews are in a state of physical and spiritual turbulence. With our security threatened and growing isolation, reaching deep within ourselves to connect to Him provides a sure-fire method for maintaining sanity and hope in an increasingly hostile and immoral world.
Aligning Expectations – Returning Home [audio]
Natalie begins the show by describing the Yom ha'Zicharon ceremony at her yishuv; she then welcome Lorne Rovet to the program. Lorne is in Toronto and is at the end of the pre-aliyah paperwork stage. His daughter, Tali, has already made aliyah and is a soldier and is currently in basic training.
Life In The Corridor
Rebbe Yaakov’s teachings aim to help us develop the proper perspective on our world. We should realize that it and its pleasures are not the ultimate goal.
Minority Rights
The Torah commands us in only one place to love our neighbor, but thirty-six times to love the stranger.
Daf Yomi And The Opposite Of Genocide
Three wars are being fought right now; the war in Gaza, the war about the War in Gaza, and the war of antisemitism against civilian Jews unprotected by human shields.
Bridge Across
The truth is, as expensive and challenging as it is to construct a bridge across water, it is far more arduous and challenging to build bridges between people and nations.
Deepening Our Perception Of Challenges
Hashem did not change His mind, the people themselves changed. The only way to change a gezeirah (decree) is through teshuva and tefillah.
Opposites Or Similarities?
In plain English, there are people who are more comfortable with risk, and others with security. To succeed in most goals, ranging broadly from parenting to investing, there needs to be a balance of risk-taking and caution.
Ribis – Parshat Behar
The prohibition of “Ribis”, interest, is unique.
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, an “Accident” of History
Since historical events like these have the potential to challenge our faith, they create a religious imperative to search for God’s loving hand even in the face of tragedy and sorrow. That is an important part of R. Akiva’s legacy as well as that of R. Shimon’s.
Miracle Of Miracles
The question is asked: If the miracle of the blessing will already be obvious, as our pasuk indicates, in the sixth year – when the land produces a crop that is sufficient for three years – why would the people be worrying any further?
Torah Shorts: Parshat Behar: The Snake’s Illusion
A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. -Mark Twain
